Going to the Movies
something special about this time
maybe because it's so prevalent and kind
in it's quiet and dramatic
moment of blind
the curtain opens
and darkness casts a spell
briefly I am breathless
in an anxious quell
eyes straight ahead
alone in this galaxy adrift
as a sudden boom
floats to my ears, I lift
no gravity or truth
until it is echoed
by stars and music
theatrically 'decoed'
looking around
it's all silhouettes
motionless dreams
spiralling and whet
DeaBeePea 1-11-16
Hungry
the hungry man from Hungary
László was his name
eating was his pastime
his stomach was his fame
his favourite,Töltött káposzta
there never was enough
to satisfy his appetite
and table manners, so rough!
cheeks full, rántotthús spewing
and grossly gluttonous groaning
this man from Békéscsaba
was really quite the clone
of Henry VIII I think
but only five wives I hear
divorced them all in anger
boiling cabbage they couldn't endear
but at least he didn't kill them
in a pompous fit of rage
they all went to the theatre
for successful careers in stage
they all married scrawny men
with delicacy and finesse
but none compared to László
and his culinary 'largesse'
DeaBeePea 1-12-16
BITTER
Karela is my zest
making me a pest
always asking for it
when no one knows its bit
a vine of subtropical source
in Caribbean of course
China and India too
with its warty look for you
appealing to the strange
like me in gourmet derange
makes my lips apucker
never lick it like a sucker!
lots of spices to add
just like life, not sad
joyful and dynamic
in it's flavour, creating panic
DeaBeePea 1-13-16
MACARONI
Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
He stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni
a children's traditional chorus
little sense it makes
but when studying pasta's elbow
there continues this boloney
what is the difference, I ask
of these varied versions of bend
whether chifferi rigati so ribbed
or ziti rigati of spelt
lumaconi seems almost the same
except lemon breadcrumbs adhere
and cavatappi is similar
depending on the corkscrew you're dealt
strozzapreti is rolled in style
and stortini is shorter in stature
and torchio is so regal
in its depiction of flame implied
it seems that extrusion defines
the final fate of this noodle
as it suffers from an identity crisis
just like a Tim Horton's strudel
DeaBeePea 1-14-16
CONVENIENCE
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
active nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
creative nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
ethical nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
relaxed nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
robust nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
dedicated nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
constructive nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
selective nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
qualitative nature
brings out the worst
in my otherwise
innovative friends...
repetitive in nomenclature
DeaBeePea 1-14-16
...morning choices
this involves thinking
an unlikely practice
so early in day
as I awake in blinking
so I just go through motions
the usual things
that start my breathe
in its sighing notions
but there are certain things
that can attack my routine
like an email or call
as my telephone rings
but usually innovation
is something subtle
like a special grind of coffee
or an omelet of ovation
or on a strange day
where my world outlook evolves
a new vision or passion
on my hope it does lay
but it usually doesn't last
as my projects remind me
to get it done soon
squeezing juices from past
DeaBeePea 1-16-16
The Cup
the cupboard kept
amid it's blanket of dust
World's Greatest Dad
embroidered in trust
the coffee stains
of mornings past
ring inside
like a bell downcast
saddened by time
and familial division
still awaiting
a resurgence of provision
the handle is broke
located in loss
in a miscellany drawer
forgotten in doss
to join the two arms
just one last time
for Christmas cheer
would be so divine...
DeaBeePea 12-20-15
IMPOSSIBLE
impossible
is the ultimate guideline
it may not actually exist
predicated
history
the things that happened before
the personal dream
dedicated
following
the path so worn
so many other feet
invisible
afraid
the lonely roads await
my burgeoning reach
feasible
ignore
the concept of no
following my imagination
infinity
hope
never winning or losing
being inspired
affinity
DeaBeePea 1-4-16
Being Human
what is human?
I ask in vastness
so many answers
in our growing 'bastness'
physical deterioration
but some enlightened
by space and time
no longer frightened
excited and aroused
no longer quitting
nothing to lose we say
not totally acquitting
facing the facts
and growing in strength
potential is endless
hopeful at length
the amazing potential
of an ageing human
maintaining focus
in tapering acumen
DeaBeePea 1-6-16
Pompous Ass
He indeed was
quite the snob
pin striped vest
and tarnished fob
lower lip extended
derby announced
monocle in place
and nose pronounced
his Lombard Street den
cigars an alliance
as the Financial Times
crinkles in silence
single malt is sipped
throats cleared with disgust
at any annoyance
suggesting mistrust
the wing-tipped collar
a statement of tradition
but somehow the message
is a damaged cognition
DeaBeePea 1-7-16
Spreading
everyone is getting
this multi-hued condition
not to be described
in fear of reactionary emission
a norovirus is spreading
in its clammy deliverance
making one vomitous
and socially in hindrance
so I won't dwell on this
as its unpleasant in theme
and kind of stirring
if you know what I mean
so wash your hands
and stay clear of others
excuse me I have to go...
feeling ill... oh brother!!
DeaBeePea 1-10-16
The Dangling Participle
the subject was lost
didn't know how to describe
as I sat there
waiting for splash
a water story
a small pond we inquire
pondering the time
when I can make my dash
do I use loads of paper
or do a wiggle
hoping there is a drop
before the day ends
or just run to the shower
really fast
and let the rain and drain
conclude my story's amends
this tale stinks
if I may be so bold
as the climax is messy
and flushes my mind
of creative tendencies
that once were alive
but now I'm feeling poopie
another coffee assigned?
DeaBeePea 1-10-16
Whew, that's done!
Whew, that's done
a feeling I've had
so many times
after almost going mad
tired and exhausted
but happy too
the rewards of effort
with integrity's glue
but to my surprise
there were completions rejected
an aftermath of effect
loose ends I detected
so the truth sadly is
it's never done at all
so don't rest to long
or you'll need a new install
an injection of confidence
and adrenaline to boost
that slightly dejected motive
to allow your satisfaction to roost
DeaBeePea 1-10-16
Crack
I think Becky is testing me
with this reference to cleft
an aperture of distinction
that leaves nothing left
to my imagination
that is painfully focussed
on female things
that create a locus
but it can be many things
if truth be told
there is no necessity
for me to be bold
a crack can be "behind"
as you very well know
and it can be in a sidewalk
of superstitions flow
a cranny or crevasse
a place to hide or sneak
a rift or a split
maybe a relationship bleak
an interstice, how profound
in my poetic slit
that analyses fissures
bit by bit
a "crack" job I attempt
at this verse of "hole"
with humour and precision
and my heart and soul
DeaBeePea 1-8-16
Why I'm a Misfit (or not)
I am not actually sure
if a misfit I am
it is a place of which
my comfort is "ham"
so I see myself as such
although in a way
I'm not as "out there"
as I prefer to say
it depends on with whom
you are talking you see
as there are many
in the same bracket to be
but because I am officially
in a "club" that calls
itself Misfits by name
expressively it falls
in a category of creatures
so profound in art
that we make the grade
tipping over the cart
DeaBeePea 1-17-16